Two men stabbed in Worcester, another run down with car

WORCESTER — Police are investigating a cluster of unrelated attacks over the weekend, including a pair of stabbings and an assault in which a man was struck by a car.

Police were called to the area of Gardner and Main streets around 3:30 a.m. Saturday on a report of a man suffering from a gunshot wound. It was later determined the 26-year-old man had been stabbed, according to police.

The victim was taken to UMass Memorial Medical Center — University Campus in Worcester, where he was treated for a puncture wound to the stomach. Police found evidence at the scene. He was listed in stable condition.

An unrelated stabbing is also under investigation by authorities. Police were called to the Orne Street area around 2:20 a.m. Sunday and found a 26-year-old man with a stab wound to the chest. That man is also in stable condition at a local hospital.

The victim told police he was attacked by a bearded black male and stabbed.

A little over a half-hour later, and in an unrelated incident, police were called to Park Avenue on a report of an assault.

Men leaving a house on Bancroft Street said they were chased by another group of men in a car on Park Avenue around 3 a.m. One man was struck with the car and then on the head with some type of object. Police believe he might have been struck with a wrench. The victim was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

Anyone with information may send an anonymous text to 274637 beginning with TIPWPD, or submit an anonymous message at www.worcesterma.gov/police or call police detectives at (508) 799-8651.